Select Sires added 12 Holsteins, one Jersey and one Ayrshire sire to the daughter-proven lineups following the August sire summary. “This graduating class offers diverse pedigrees and a profitable combination of health, fertility and production traits,” said Michael Gehin, dairy sire product specialist, Select Sires Inc. “Within the group of 12 Holstein sires, there are nine different sire fathers and 11 different maternal lines represented. The class is stacked with balanced sires that will drive performance and profitability in dairy herds around the world.”
Holstein Highlights
7HO16276 SHEEPSTER debuts as the No. 2 sire on Holstein USA’s High Ranking Sire Report (+3458 GTPI®). He sires consistent, moderately sized, efficient daughters and transmits extreme components (+113 Fat, +65 Protein) while boosting daughter fertility and health in the next generation. He’s positive for HCR (+1.3), CCR (+1.4) and FI (+0.7). His Herd Health Profit Dollars® (HHP$®) rank is also outstanding at +1,077. With a keen focus on udder traits, SHEEPSTER carries the RobotPRO® designation. His daughters have strong fore udder attachments, high and wide rear udders, and shallow udder depth. SHEEPSTER sires daughters with optimal teat length for robotic milking efficiency.
7HO16103 CHEW-P is Select Sires’ No. 1 Polled sire for GTPI® (+3125) and remains near the top of the list industry-wide. The CHEW-P daughters are outstanding – they exude dairy strength with youthful mammary systems and strong udder attachments and are outperforming their herd mates across the country. He offers +646 Milk, +0.13% Fat and +0.05% Protein with +1.40 UDC. As a RobotPRO sire, he specializes in key udder traits and sires daughters designed for robotic milking systems and efficiently managed parlors.
7HO15937 ESQUIRE is well-rounded when it comes to production, fertility, health and type traits. Expect his daughters to be efficient and trouble-free with +625 HHP$ and valuable mastitis resistance traits (2.75 SCS, 101 Z MAST). His daughters take after his dam, the great Sandy-Valley Escanaba-ET (EX-92-EX-MS-GMD-DOM). Just like their paternal grandam, ESQUIRE daughters are thriving in progressive environments throughout the U.S. – working on milk records while boosting profit margins.
Five of the Holstein graduates earn the Mastitis ResistantPRO® designation. This designation combines Somatic Cell Score, CDCB Mastitis Resistance and Zoetis Mastitis Resistance to identify sires that will boost mastitis resistance in the next generation. 14HO15926 VAN GOGH, 7HO16176 WAR GEAR, 7HO15830 WATNE, ESQUIRE and 250HO16115 PAZZLE each qualify for this profit-protecting designation.
7HO15975 DIGITAL (+111 CFP, +1.3 FI), WATNE (+105 CFP, +1.5 FI), 7HO15915 CASHBACK (+89 CFP, +2.7 FI) and ESQUIRE (+81 CFP, +0.5 FI) will add valuable components to the bulk tank without sacrificing daughter fertility. Each sire is positive for DPR, CCR, HCR and FI.
Select Sires’ Herd Health Profit Dollars® (HHP$) index is designed to create healthy, efficient and profitable cows. The longevity-focused index prioritizes mastitis resistance and fertility to target profit points within the herd. This graduating class includes nine sires above +600 HHP$, leading the pack are SHEEPSTER (+1,077 HHP$), VAN GOGH (+918 HHP$), WAR GEAR (+844 HHP$), 7HO15862 ELVIN (+826 HHP$) and 14HO15831 EAST (+717 HHP$).
Showcase™ graduate PAZZLE hails from Holstein International’s 2023 Cow of the Year, Siemers Lmda Paris 27856-ET (EX-91-EX-MS-GMD-DOM). His daughters are creating buzz around the world for their style and quality mammary systems. With Type data from 43 daughters in 18 herds, PAZZLE offers elite PTAT (+2.54), UDC (+1.86) and FLC (+2.01).
Jersey Highlight
7JE2023 UNCOMMON is a Gislev son with the ability to improve fertility and boost mastitis resistance in the next generation (+1.3 DPR, +1.5 HCR and +2.3 CCR, +1.4 CDCB MAST, 104 Z MAST and 2.90 SCS ). Health traits, specifically calf health, continue to be a top priority for Jersey breeders. Focus on health traits and improve profit margins with this elite +535 HHP$, +68 CW$™ and +0.9 H LIV sire.
Ayrshire Highlight
9AY135 BREAKOUT combines a unique sire stack with desirable health traits and proven profit-driven production. He is 92.9% Ayrshire, delivers +347 Milk, +24 Fat and +13 Protein while siring healthy daughters that have the potential for longevity with +1.1 DPR, 2.85 SCS and +0.7 LIV.
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